induce

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in·duce /ɪnˈdjuːs $ ɪnˈduːs/ AWL verb [transitiveT]

1 FORCE somebody TO DO something formal to persuade someone to do something, especially something that does not seem wise 勸誘，誘導〔尤指做似乎不明智的事〕

induce somebody to do something

Nothing would induce me to vote for him again.

沒有什麽能誘使我再投他的票了。

2 MB medical to make a woman give birth to her baby, by giving her a special drug 〔用藥物〕爲〔産婦〕引産，催生

She had to be induced because the baby was four weeks late.

她的孩子晚了四星期仍未出生，因此要給她引産。

The doctor decided to induce labour.

醫生決定引産。

3 formalMCAUSE to cause a particular physical condition 誘發〔某種身體反應〕

Patients with eating disorders may use drugs to induce vomiting.

患有進食障礙的人可使用藥物催吐。

drug-induced/stress-induced etc

a drug-induced coma

藥物引起的昏迷

Examples from the Corpus

induce• a stress-induced allergy• The drug can induce anything from stomach cramps to comas.

induce somebody to do something• The state advertises a great deal to induce its citizens to buy lottery tickets.• Whatever induced her to buy such an expensive car?• Many activists say that beer advertisements play a strong role in inducing teenagers to drink.

induce labour• The consultant at first attempted to induce labour but discontinued it.

From Longman Business Dictionary

inducein·duce /ɪnˈdjuːsɪnˈduːs/ verb [transitiveT]

to make someone decide to do something, perhaps something that seems unwise

induce somebody to do something

Lower interest rates would induce customers to borrow more.

Origin induce

(1300-1400) Latin inducere, from ducere “to lead”

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